Woman dies; husband, 4 more booked

GHAZIABAD: After a 22-year-old woman, Deepmala, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her home in Modi Nagar on Friday, her husband, Vikas (24), and four in-laws were booked on Saturday.

The woman’s parents and brother have accused her husband and in-laws for her death due to unfulfilled dowry demands. Deepmala married Vikas in Meerut in July 2018. Gajender Pal Singh, the SHO of Modinagar police station, told TOI that on the basis of a complaint by the woman’s brother, Lalit, an FIR was lodged against her husband and in-laws under the sections 498A (woman subjected to cruelty), 304A (causing death by negligence) of the IPC and under theDowry Act. “No arrests have been made yet,” he added.